Oh Lord, please don’t let Google Book Search be misunderstood

Has there ever been an online initiative more misunderstood than Google Book Search? If there has, it doesn’t readily come to mind. The purpose of Google Books has been muddled by its adversaries (and, sometimes, allies) ever since Google first started shoving books into scanners. Even now, a year after the Supreme Court finally closed the book on the long-running Authors Guild lawsuit against it, its purpose continues to be misunderstood by both allies and adversaries. ... [mehr] https://teleread.org/2017/04/17/oh-lord-please-dont-let-google-book-search-be-misunderstood/